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Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Wet Bar Area Before and After of Our 80s Contemporary Home

I'm so glad you are here. I still can't believe we bought a 1980s fixer upper but I've been so excited to get my hands on it and begin the renovations.

With so much else going on, I knew we couldn't start with anything big like the kitchen so we began with the wet bar first.

Here's a before..ignore all the dishes. I like to cause myself a lot of work by packing and unpacking and packing and unpacking again.

before after pic 1980s contemporary wet bar renovations

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Sunday, March 13, 2016

Beautiful Easter Tablescape Combining China and Casual Dishes

Hello! I know I've been missing from the blog world lately.

beautiful easter tablescape with herend china and juliska dishes

You see, I began a new job a few months ago and it's been a little crazy just trying to juggle working outside the home, continuing to sell real estate, homeschool (although my 11th grader is handling most of that on her own with dual enrollment), and keeping up my home.

I don't know how some women do it!

Now that I'm beginning to adjust, I want to share with you all what I'm doing. I'm working with a home decor store that also offers full design services. It's a dream come true, honestly.

I posted in the past about how God gives with me a "word" for the new year. Well, last year's word was "dream" and so I did.

My dream was to work in the interior design field. To be able to help others create a home that they love.

So, acting on my word of the year, I dreamed. I dreamed big.
And God delivered. He's just so amazing like that!

I'll be posting about projects that we're working on for clients as well as the beautiful items we have in the store.

If you're in the middle Tennessee area, stop by and see me at The Peddler in Murfreesboro. It's a great place to get inspired!

The photos in this post are of a tablescape we made by mixing beautiful Herend china pieces with some Juliska casual dishes. You can easily achieve the same look by using your own china and everyday dishes OR pick up a few from the thrift store!

I have to confess that we do use a lot of melamine in my house but I'd love to break that habit and pull out the fancy stuff.

What'd you say? Let's all pull out that wedding china and bring "fancy" back!!

I'd love to see your tablescapes. Post them in the comments section for us to enjoy!

God bless and thanks for stopping by! AND, thanks for sticking with me these past few months!

Angie

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Get Crafty for Fall

With October being the "new June" for weddings, I've got several bridal showers and weddings I'll be attending soon. That means finding just the right gift for the newlyweds. I think I found a few!

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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Beautiful Portuguese Pottery by Bordallo Pinheiro

beautiful bordallo pinheiro pottery from portugal

With all the green of St. Patrick's Day, I thought I'd pull out my Bordallo Pinheiro plates for a tablescape. I've been collecting these for quite a while. Most of them are from thrift stores and yard sales but you can find them at TJ Maxx as well as eBay for vintage pieces. My collection is made up of various patterns and hues of green. Love mixing them together.

Strawberry luncheon plate

Pear salad plate

Strawberry salad plate

This is not a Pinheiro piece, that I know of. It's unmarked but when I found four of them at the thrift store for less than $1 each, I had to have them.

Here's the tablescape using the dishes and some fresh (and faux) herbs. Perfect for spring and, the Lord knows, after this winter, we're all ready for spring :)

I just included this last one because I think fresh lavender blooms are beautiful!

Do you collect a certain pattern of dishes? As a fellow dish ~~hoarder~~ collector, I'd like to know!

Thanks for stopping by and God bless!

Angie

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FROM MY FRONT PORCH TO YOURS

COMMON GROUND

HAVE A DAILY CUP OF MRS. OLSON

COASTAL CHARM'S NIFTY THRIFTY TUESDAY

FRIDAYS UNFOLDED

FEATHERED NEST FRIDAY

ONE MORE TIME EVENTS

TWIRL AND TAKE A BOW
SAVVY SOUTHERN STYLE

STONEGABLE

UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING

A DELIGHTSOME LIFE
ART IS BEAUTY

CLEVER CHICKS BLOG HOP DIY SHOWOFF IT'S OVERFLOWING

THREE MANGO SEEDS

ELIZABETH JOAN DESIGNS

WEEKEND CRAFTS

PRETTY PINTASTIC PARTY
THOUGHTS FROM ALICE
HYMNS AND VERSES
MISS MUSTARD SEED
CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Celebrating Birthdays

Around our house, we begin our birthday celebrations at breakfast. Today is my oldest daughter's 23rd birthday. Wow, she's 23, when did that happen??

This tradition began years ago when I found this adorable tea cup and saucer.

Shortly afterwards, I found this cute plate. It just screamed party to me when I saw it. So, I grabbed it up and added other pieces to the celebration dish family. Since we usually go out to eat for the birthday dinner and wouldn't be eating at home to use the dishes, I decided they would be perfect to use for breakfast.

Before the big day, I ask the birthday girl what she would like for her birthday breakfast. We have three daughters and, it's funny, each has their favorite combination but they all agree that sausage or bacon MUST be included.

Another favorite request is biscuits with Mamaw's sausage and gravy. My mother is an expert gravy maker as was her mother before her. I'm learning. I can't say it's always perfect but it's getting there.

This morning's request was pancakes with homemade chocolate syrup and sausage.

Did you know that if you add a splash of maple flavoring to your pancake batter, they'll taste even better?

Yeah, like pancakes need to taste even better. Heaven help us.

There was also good ol' maple syrup on the table for those who may have been deprived as a child and never experienced homemade chocolate syrup on hot buttery pancakes.

Sadly, they just don't know what their missing. Let's have a moment of silence for them.

Amen.